Mataf bridge ready to ease Umrah for disabled, elderly
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Monday 22 July 2013 The new mataf bridge around the Holy Kaaba opens for pilgrims this week. Only disabled and elderly pilgrims will be allowed to […]
Summer illusions of a speech that would change Israel
SOURCE: HAARETZ In my dream I see Benjamin Netanyahu giving the speech of his life, which is the speech of our lives. In my dream I see Benjamin Netanyahu giving […]
Timeline: Israeli-Palestinian peace moves since 1993
AFP EGYPT INDEPENDENT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians have agreed on the basis to resume peace talks. Here is a chronology of events: 1991: – Nov 1: The Madrid Peace Conference sets peace process framework. 1993: – Sept 13: Israel and […]
Syria war widens rift between Shiite clergy in Iraq, Iran
Reuters | Jul 20, 2013 | ARABNEWS NAJAF — The civil war in Syria is widening a rift between top Shiite Muslim clergy in Iraq and Iran who have taken […]
Abbas calls on Arabs, Muslims to visit Palestinian lands
RAMALLAH — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas invited Arabs and Muslims to visit the Palestinian territories to show support for the Palestinian economy and the steadfastness of the people. In a […]
KSA distributes Ramadan kits among refugees
ANKARA: ARAB NEWS Friday 19 July 2013 The National Campaign for Syrian refugees has distributed 70,000 food kits as part of the second phase of the Ramadan relief for Syrian refugees in the Syrian-Turkish border towns, a campaign official said. The aid also consists of hygienic materials. “The campaign aims […]
Saudi Arabia: Brain-dead woman helps save 7 lives
DAMMAM: ARAB NEWS Sunday 21 July 2013 The organs of a 20-year-old brain-dead woman have been used to provide transplants for seven patients in Riyadh and Dammam. The Shafah Al-Hasna Committee, linked to the Society for Organ Donation (Ethar), succeeded in obtaining an agreement for the organs of the woman […]
Saudi Arabia: Women showcase business talent at Bisat Al-Reeh
JEDDAH: RIMA AL-MUKHTAR & FOUZIA KHAN Friday 19 July 2013 This year’s Bisat Al-Reeh festival has been successful because it helped showcase the talent and innovation of Saudi businesswomen.’ This […]
Ramadan, an opportunity for Semitic cousins to unite
Source: Haaretz: By Yael Miler. With the emphasis on good cheer, charitable giving and improving family ties, Ramadan is the perfect opportunity to quit the Jewish-Muslim mudslinging, and focus on […]
Why Kerry Will Fail in Israel-Palestine
by John Glaser, July 19, 2013 Secretary of State John Kerry has now gone to Israel-Palestine six times in five months in an attempt to restart negotiations between the two […]
King David’s Palace Discovered? Archaeologists Find Huge Palace, Storeroom
Huff Post: by Meredith Bennett-Smith. After many years of searching, Israeli archaeologists announced Thursday the discovery of a large palace and storeroom believed to have once belonged to the Biblical monarch King David. “The ruins are the best example to date of the uncovered fortress city of King David,” lead […]
Slain Saudi’s family to sign blood money agreement to free Filipino (A unique feature of Islamic law!)
RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Saturday 20 July 2013 The family of a Saudi national slain by a Filipino worker now on death row is expected to sign a settlement agreement to accept blood money that will free the condemned man. Rodelio “Dondon” Lanuza, who was sentenced to death in 2001 for […]
Is Iran altering Syria’s sectarian map?
STORY SUMMARY Rumors have circulated recently that Iran is sponsoring a plan to redraw Syria’s demographic map, including the granting of Syrian nationality to 750,000 Shiites from throughout the Middle East. The Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt has declared that the land registry office in Homs has been burned down […]
Pictures: Second Friday of Ramadan 2013 at Al Aqsa
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Rebuilding Temple in Jerusalem: holy work or holy mess?
“We pray for holiness, but we also need to be careful of others’ desire for holiness,” “The moment you want to translate that into building a Temple, you upset the […]
Ramadan — the most blissful month in a Muslim’s life
FARHANA BEHJAT Arabnews Friday 19 July 2013 Ramadan is a holy month in which each of us gets opportunity to make the best out of it. A chance to earn as much reward and good deeds as we want from Allah, and to ask for forgiveness of our sins. A […]
Historic Uhud turned into a marketplace
MADINAH: YUSUF MUHAMMAD ARABNEWS Friday 19 July 2013 Uhud in Madinah was the scene of one of the most significant battles in early Islamic history, when the Muslim forces under […]
Deadline extension lets more perform Umrah
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Friday 19 July 2013 Saudi Arabia has extended the deadline for Umrah visa applications from Ramadan 10 to 15 in order to allow more faithful to perform […]
World Bank: Emergency Assistance for Jordan to Cope with Impacts of Syrian Crisis
World Bank project to shore up basic services to households under pressure from hosting massive influx of refugees WASHINGTON, July 18, 2013 – Jordan has welcomed hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria, but the sudden increase in population has put immense pressure on both its economy […]